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15 minutes
18/09/2026
When “well-led” is not enough: the Mann Review and the duty of public-purpose boards
Professor Andrew Corbett-Nolan and Dr Anna Barnes argue that if an organisation can be rated well-led and still fail its own staff, that is a failure of governance
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15 minutes
17/09/2026
Schemes of publication: what they mean for boards of public bodies
Joanna Watson on what boards must publish, why only a quarter of authorities get it right, and what an unminuted away-day costs you.
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Seven minutes
17/09/2026
Pour encourager les autres
Andrew Corbett-Nolan on Admiral Byng, the revolving door Wes Streeting wanted shut — and the other one nobody named
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Six minutes
17/09/2026
Well-led, revisited
Four years after the introduction of the CQC’s single assessment framework, GGi director Joanna Watson predicts possible changes in developmental well-led reviews
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Ten minutes
16/09/2026
Suspicion is enough
Professor Andrew Corbett-Nolan looks at the key governance lessons for boards from the Thirlwall Inquiry report.
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Ten minutes
15/09/2026
University regulation in Scotland
Joanna Watson examines Scotland’s distinctive higher education regulatory system, its strengths and vulnerabilities, and the growing expectations placed on university governing bodies
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Seven minutes
14/09/2026
Arts Council of Northern Ireland: what cultural boards in Northern Ireland need to know
Dr Anna Barnes examines what ACNI expectations mean for cultural boards, from funding accountability and oversight to resilience and community impact.
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